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How do I add "noindex" or "nofollow" to a link in Wordpress
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It's been a while since I've SEOed a Wordpress site. How do I add "nofollow" or "noindex" to specific links? I highlight the anchor text in the text editor, I click the "link" button.
I could have sworn that there used to be an option in the dialogue box that pops up.
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Hi Rahul,
It isn't really the link you need to be noindexing, but the URL the link is pointing to.
To do this, just use the good old Yoast SEO plugin: http://yoast.com/wordpress/seo/
Peter
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The plugin looks great for nofollow, but it doesn't do anything for noindex.
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You're welcome Rahul.
I haven't personally used a plugin for this purpose, but this plugin does seem to do the job: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nofollow/.
Peter
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Thanks, Peter.
Can you recommend a plugin?
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Hi Rahul,
You'll need to do it by switching to the "text" view and adding the attributes you want to the html, without installing a plugin there isn't the option to do so using the visual editor.
Peter
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